Reconstructive

321) Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the Bilobed Flap seen in the drawing below? Click the picture to enlarge image.

A. It has a total rotation angle of approximately 180 degrees.
B. It is suitable for tip and columella defects.
C. Its major advantage is less pin-cushioning compared its counterpart.
D. The tissue undermining is only in the subdermal plane.
E. It will leave circular scars that will blend easily with nasal subunits.




REFERENCES & ANSWER





Park S.S.: Local and Regional Cutaneous Flaps, Chapter 44, in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Papel, editor), Thieme, Second Edition, pp. 539-540, 2002

Park S.S.: Local and Regional Cutaneous Flaps, Chapter 54, in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Papel, editor), Thieme, Third Edition, pp. 721-743, 2009


321) C       Its major advantage is less pin-cushioning compared its counterpart.